Bob in OHIO

Duffle cut repair (at the glue point) precludes the rod from entering fully. I am guessing it was rebarreled with “something” that...

Couple more photos, rifle is totally matching

Last pic

Cy has good advice, and also the hand guard on these is a bit tricky…

I have been searching here, in books and online, maybe I missed it. I have seen several conversations on the K and P marks and what they...

Some threads you may find interesting: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/to-clean-or-not-to-clean-that-is-the-question.33414/...

Great find…

Major heist

Here’s another IX build w/ bSw spare receiver, just for comparison… https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/xi-depot-built.26974/

Oops, didn't upload those for some reason. My bad.

Nice! … and the bolt?

Interesting it’s one piece of walnut, versus spliced. Wish we had a data set of wood type, and stock construction (1,2, or 3 piece) by...

Yes, using the linked chart, it does appear to be NCO cadet (with gray leather slide above the acorn). Perhaps the cadet died, failed...

Yes, walnut on a byf 43 is fine…. https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/another-byf43-hardwood-stock.66904/

You were wise to pass…